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USAJOBS · 1 day ago

Continuous Improvement Assistant

Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$58K/yr - $75K/yr

1+ years exp

USAJOBS is seeking a Continuous Improvement Assistant located at the Naval Medical Center, Defense Health Agency, Defense Health Network Pacific Rim. The role involves supporting the staff and continuous survey readiness functions of the Directorate for Quality Management, ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements, and handling various clerical and administrative duties.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Keep abreast of Joint Commission and BUMED changes including new and revised requirements

Ensure information such as minutes of meetings and spreadsheets with quality metrics are complete; accurately recorded and ready for inspection/survey at all times

Ensure that multiple Medical Staff Committees are compliant with all command, BUMED and Joint Commission accreditation and survey readiness requirements by assisting in developing both short and long-term plans and analyzing data

Assist medical staff committee chairs with meeting logistics to include arranging for meeting locations and prepares in final form, narrative, tabular and presentation material such as correspondence, reports, agenda and minutes of meetings

Prepare in final form narrative, tabular and presentation material such as correspondence and memoranda, personnel evaluations and fitness report

Responsible for a variety of procedural, clerical and administrative duties in support of the staff and continuous survey readiness functions of the Directorate for Quality Management/Special Assistants and the Office of Continuous Improvement

Coordinate with the Head, Office of Continuous Improvement (OCI) concerning command, higher authority and Joint Commission survey readiness

Maintain scheduling database for multiple conference rooms and departmental visitor display board directing meeting attendees to appropriate meeting spaces

Manages Quality Management/OCI conference room reservations and maintains the scheduling database for multiple rooms

Provides customer service support as including faxing, scanning, photocopying, and supply ordering

Acts as the purchase card holder for the Quality Management/Special Assistant Directorate

Qualification

Clerical dutiesOffice automation softwareHealthcare AdministrationData analysisCustomer serviceAttention to detailTeamwork

Required

One year of specialized experience which includes (1) a variety of procedural, clerical administrative duties; (2) using office automation databases software to compile data, prepare, update, track database reports

A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Healthcare Administration

A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%

Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06)

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation

This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment

This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination unless exempt by medical personnel

Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity unless exempt by medical personnel

Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315